For Immediate Release
Contact: Diane LaFollette
500 President Clinton Avenue, Suite 150
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 396-7050, ext. 119
dlafollette@amod.org

Arkansas Discovery Network Receives Donation From Children’s Hospital
$25,000 Gift Will Help Mobile Museum Continues to Make Science Fun for 6th-Grade Students Throughout Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.(November 21, 2008) — The Arkansas Discovery Network recently received a $25,000 donation from Arkansas Children’s Hospital to sponsor The Race for Planet ‘X’, a mobile museum designed to bring hands-on science and technology experiences to children across the state and to foster a passion for science that will lead them into the future.

The “museum on wheels” has 10 interactive exhibits to engage visitors in science and engineering skills. Once on board, crew members execute assignments on computer aided design, aerodynamic testing and laser beam splitting to gather information about Planet 'X'. The exhibits on board are aligned with the Arkansas Education Frameworks.

Thanks to sponsors like Arkansas Children’s Hospital, schools can take advantage of this great opportunity at no charge. If you would like to support this great opportunity for students you can visit the website at www.arkansasdiscoverynetwork.org for more information.

About the Arkansas Discovery Network
The Arkansas Discovery Network, funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, works to strengthen partner museums by sharing resources and expanding discovery learning opportunities throughout the state. Member museums include the Museum of Discovery in Little Rock, Mid-America Science Museum in Hot Springs, Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas in Pine Bluff, Texarkana Museum System in Texarkana, Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources in Smackover, Arkansas State University Museum in Jonesboro and the University of Arkansas Center for Mathematics and Science Education in Fayetteville. Visit the website at www.arkansasdiscoverynetwork.org.

About the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, headquartered in Las Vegas, is a national philanthropic organization founded in 1954 by the late media entrepreneur for whom it is named. The Foundation is one of the 50 largest private foundations in the United States.

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